Ben Abramson

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I'll be out of the office on a combination of work and vacation through Monday, Dec. 10. But rather than have Today in the Sky go dark while I'm gone, we would again like to solicit your help in updating...

Some travelers are up at the crack of dawn to see the sights. But if you're one of the people they pass on the streets coming home from the clubs at sunrise, an Australian tour operator has just the trip for you.

More aviation news courtesy of your fellow readers: Colorado's 9news.com reports that Front Range Airport, a general aviation facility only five miles from Denver International, plans to pursue passenger service. According to the article, the board of Front Range started...

Continuing our theme of interesting aviation photos comes this amusing image provided by Skybus: The Columbus-based airline has made on-plane advertising a part of its business model, and this A319 will fly for the next six months carrying the whimsical...

DFW International Airport Chief Executive Officer Jeff Fegan will be fielding questions directly from travelers during a live chat Wednesday at 10 a.m., Central Time. You may post questions in advance at http://www.dfwairport.com/askjeff/.

Zagat Survey, the company best known for its reader-generated restaurant guides, also applies its methodology to the airline industry. The results of the latest airline survey reveal that passengers remain loyal to Midwest Airlines, and newcomer Virgin America has quickly...

Thanks again for an excellent reader-generated file: What if American hadn't avoided bankruptcy? That's the headline of a Dallas Morning News article sent in by reader dan in dallas. The story examines how the nation's largest carrier flirted with Chapter...

Thanks again for helping keep your fellow readers apprised of the latest aviation news. Here were your picks from over the weekend, and we look forward to your contributions again this week until Today in the Sky returns to its...

Long Island MacArthur Airport in Islip, N.Y. Once again, there were several correct guesses, the first of which came from reader On the Road, an impressive performance given how little this photo revealed. Many thanks to all who participated, and...

Another nice batch of stories submitted by Today in the Sky readers on Thursday: The biggest aviation news of the day was President Bush's announcement that the Pentagon would allow commercial aircraft to fly in otherwise restricted military airspace over...

Many thanks to Today in the Sky readers for calling out several noteworthy aviation stories on Wednesday. Among your contributions: Readers were quick to share the news about reported merger negotiations between Delta and United, which broke on Wednesday. USA...

Our Web team has just completed a new set of widgets for the Travel section, including one for Today in the Sky. By placing the widget on your page, you can browse the most recent headlines and link to complete...

My colleague Kitty Bean Yancey is just back from a European trip with two plane changes at London's busiest airport. Both involved changing terminals – which requires unwitting transit passengers to herd into disorganized lines for another security check, to...

A flight from the UK to Portugal over the weekend was forced to make an emergency landing after a swarm of bees was sucked into an engine on takeoff. No passengers were injured when the Boeing 737 landed in Bournemoth,...

That's the central question of a Washington Post (free registration) article examining the carrier's aggressive growth strategy in the face of a challenging climate for airlines. While most U.S. airlines are reducing domestic capacity, Southwest is sticking to its plans....